I'm no longer into saving cars, I buy it to drive it...

I've bee driving my 02 M3 vert daily for the past year and a half.

Well daily from march to november here in delaware and intermittently over the winter. I have another bmw coupe for the winter, and a pickup for snow/ice.

I've always liked the crossfire and the srt is a bargain out there.

thinking about a low milage coupe, but would be driving daily. and i do a fair bit of driving.

I drive 20 mi to work each way and usually once or twice a day go from place to place. I put between 300-500 miles per week on the car.

about 1/2 back roads, about 1/2 highway including 5 lanes of 95. How is the little car on the highway. The ride, how does it feel, etc. darty or stable, big rigs, is it super choppy with the very short wheelbase?

I got rid of my z3 (2000 M car) because was a little scary on the highway, and a little darty, esp where the road had any truck grooving,etc. The M3 however is a bit too 'big' for me. Drives fine on the road, and is fun to wind up, but just never feels small and fun to me. Perhaps a little to civilized. I'm now looking at the Z4M, a z06, or 911 (never had 911 so leaning that way). But for my money I can save 10 grand or more and get a super low milage srt as I can see lots of your guys are truly weekend warriors...

Coupe only, unless i got an extreme deal on a vert. Doing my highway driving I don't seem to have gotten as much use of the convertible top as I do say the coupe with sunroof and simply dropping the windows.

Let me know your experiences....

Thanks in advance...

Joe

 

Me and my srt have been together for 51000 miles , she always starts , she always gets me where i have to be safely even when I'm driving like a fool in all types of weather, 2nd gear is one of the greatest joys known to man, and she will let you hold your head high against pretty much anything out there thats not a over 90000 all from a chrysler !

Repersenting everyday of my life strapped into an F-16 with 4 wheels on the ground !

I LOVE MY CAR

 

Get an SRT and throw a CAI on her and you will have a perma-grin. The handling characteristics of this car are great whether in town or on the highway. This is definitely the best bang for the buck on the market today. Go for it, you won't be disappointed.

 

69K miles on mine and I can't wait to drive it everyday. Mine is not an SRT so the only thing I am lacking is more power but I am working on that. I loved my Mini Cooper S but the Crossfire is a better car. If I ever wear this car out I just hope I can find another. There is no way you can get more car for the money. With the SRT you are paying Chrysler money for a Mercedes SLK32 AMG.

 

Hey Lantana, I have to say that the more I see your new wheels, the more that I like them. I noticed that you put the AMG center caps on them like mine. I get lots of complements on them. Good luck with your V8 conversion. Just a week away right?

 

Thanks for the compiment. I was just with 40 Crossfires last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway and most everyone seemed to like the wheels and many said they looked better in person. I was at the MB dealer today picking up the last bunch of parts that I think I will need for the V8 conversion. One of the parts guys helped carry parts to my car. He loved the center caps and said he had never seen that type of AMG center cap. I told him they were the really rare and expensive ones I was surprised that the inside of the caps said Brabus! Why would Brabus make AMG center caps? The SL550 wheels are 18's like my last ones but they look larger. I have had people think I went 19's all the way around. They also have more of a dished look in person.

 

My driving "schedule" is very similar to yours, though my drive to work is a bit
longer at 35 miles each way. About 1/3rd of that trip is country/backroads and
the rest is down I-75 through Atlanta. I've been making that trip every work day
since I bought the car in '04 and have racked up over 76,000 miles. I've also
taken this car to my old home of Va. Beach a few times.

All that said, I've always been happy with the way the SRT-6 rides. The only
place where I've had any discomfort was on portions of I-95 in NC and I-64
around the Norfolk, Va. area. In each of these places, there are expansion
joints in the roadway that you hit every second or so, for long stretches, and
this can really jar your teeth. However, I'll say this. I've always found these
sections of highway be uncomfortable, no matter what I've driven over them
with.

It is true that the Crossfire, in general, likes smooth, fresh laid blacktop, but
for the most part the rough roads are not much worse than in any other sports
car. If any. This is my daily driver, and will be until the wheels fall off (and
then I'll get a new set of wheels to mount up ).

Coyote

 

unless that roadster top folds into the trunk you arent getting a slk32 for any kind of chrysler money sorry

 

Ok, our roadster top does fold into the trunk but if we do have to chose between hard top or convertible model where you get both in one car. I was mainly reffering to the chassis and drive train. Other than the folding hard top there is very little difference between the cars except exterior styling of course.

 

with the exception noted(of course my styling is better!) i have to agree

have you bought your engine yet? i saw a article were a racer put a slr engine into a slk55 mucho power!

 

I don't use my SRT coupe as a daily driver. Nor do I endorse doing so.


Reason is cuz I drive my SRT roadster on the days I don't drive the coupe!

 

There are pictures posted of the SLR SLK in the V8 thread. They had to cut holes in the hood to close it.

 

I have a similar commute and use mine as a daily driver. It is a very fun car to get to drive every day, hope it lasts forever! I definitely recommend it as a daily driver.

 

well woody cut holes in his hood!! the article says he has a open bonnet for the summer and covered for the winter
SLK with SLR engine - MBFanatics.org

 

thanks for the votes of confidence.

should just sell my m3 before I buy one. if not the wife will kill me.

found my next car. just time to sell.

anyone looking for an M3 convertible, 2002, 79k miles, black on grey. 333 hp and a back seat to boot.

Joe